The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-17
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REDI-
VIvUS.

The ring is pleased to term all those de
mo oppose them In their high-handeo
nd illegal usurpations Of power as mai III
ontents who seek to create discord 10 70
ne party; end any attempt to disturb ci
hem In their enjoyment of the exc'u- q
i've right OF naming and filing the tt
,fices of the District and parish is trea- 3
ION. la
I They still contend that the action OF I
Inc eo-called executive committee was
regular and that the appointments y
made by Chairman Hudson were legal .
The TELEaRAPH has presented the 9
true facts Of this phase of the case 70
the people and they have never been {
controverted. K
Chairman Hudson, himself, has never /
claimed that he had the legal r'gnt 10
All the vacancies on the committee'
and he cannot, with any shadow OF
Eplausibjlity, set up any such cia'm.
In his explanation all he did claim ano
all he could claim, was that he houo"'
no had the right to do so and that his
motives were pure. The TELEGRAPH
has never imputed to Mr.. Hudson any
impure motives In the matter, Out
whether he was actuated by pure OF
impure motives, his action was hleea''
null and void for all that.
The silly and specious plea Is now
made, however, that disregarding tne
appointments made by Chairman Hud-
son there was a quorum OF the ofieina'
com mittee for the reason that Mr.. w.
In. Anders of the 9Th ward holds his
membership by the same tenure as all
Eother mem bers OF the original commit
lee. he having been appointed by the
parish convention four years ago. That
Ia a statement de hors the record. Inc
proceedipRs of that convention show
that for ward 6 there was no appoint
mept. The reason W by this silly claim
J, il now set up is patent. Mr.. Hudson
"a chairman of the executive commit
tee. claimed to have appointed Mr..
Anders upon certificate furnished
him that Mr.. Anders had been duly
. elected by citizens of ward . az Inc
member from that ward. This the
ring failed to prove, and the fact Is that
no election was held. Several GENTLE
men met at the store of Mr.. Anders
and requested him to serve as thelr
com nitteeman and he having assenteo
3 they prepared credentials for him IN
the shape OF an election return ano
when a citizen happened at Mr.. An
y, ders' store on business or otherwise NJ
wss requested to sign the election returns
Nv this method about a dozen names
were secured as signers of the documen
4 and MI. Anders was appointed on tn
= strength of 1t. Never before has any
n body claimed that he was member
the executive committee by any othe
+ authority.
in Now IL the ring had been actuate
~ bv a desire for harmony and the we
10 fare of the party it would have been a
q easy matter to have corrected the ILL
gal action Of Chairman Hudson an
I'd the Irregularities Of the proceedings
~ the com mtteo. These matters wei
CO called to the attention of the committt
he aud there was ample time to have dor
- lso, The vacancies on the commute
could have been properly filled and a
re executive committee had who woul
no have represented the entire Democrat
Is. of the parish and whose action won
en- have been accepted as authoritatV
"o and binding.
But the policy Of the ring Is to III
or ruin aud 1t ia futile to discuss the
matters with them or to ask for fairpla
~ The people have entered their Prote
~ the issue is Joined aud the fight Will
made all along the line. style IL
volt if you will, the case goes befc
the people on its merits and we re
for success upon the fairness aud just
of our cause aud tho independence a
,.n patriotism of the people.
Dor
,n.l CUT AND DRY.